Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-08-21
A s5mmfN SONG.
TWICE ENGAGED.

Dnn0' -
. 3ty}q engaged to Walter Cydei
|WM fIki 1t ID all the same, how
~. Whether ! do or not. He Is very
kandsome, very fascinating, and perhapc
adore beauty all the more because I am
little pale faced, Insignificant creature
myself. To be sure, I have enormous
brown eyes, but they are my only re
fS6eeming feature, and the fact that my
nose is "tiptilted" cannot be denied. We
have acer1in amount Of money. mother
and There are only we two-so we en-
Joy ourselves after our own fancy. Just
now it has led us. for the summer. to q
breezy little village among the mountains
Mn CuUtwland.
IN. Sfde has followed us, of course.
NhH3been engaged six months and
90 n b married in autumn.
. uk0khef never liked him. He ia twelve
yeArs older than /, who am eighteen.
Ghesays he. is attracted by the money: is
man Of the world, probably with debts
of honor that his wife's money will pay.
But poor mamma is wrong and her only
Adsnghter is very willful.
Nm shall marry Walter, for l love him.
% the matter rests.
brEI an lying in hammock in q shady
part Of the lawn; presently my cousin
Ce]estine comes out and takes q chair
near me. Mamma has invited her TO stay
several weeks with US, and she has been
here a day or two.
Celestine is a thoroughly accomplished.
beautiful woman Of "a.
Walter was very much impressed when
mamma introduced them, I could see
that; Enough when we were alone he
only said: "How m~arvelously beautiful
your cousin h."
She is dangerously beautiful just now,
- she leans hack in her chair.
Her gold oolored hair Is cooled in q
thick knot at the back. and ripples all
over her head. Her blue lawn dress ID
not 90 high at the throat as TO conceal
the faultless neck, and the sleeves are not
% long that the rounded white arm 10
hidden. One jewel-an almost priceless
amethyst-glitters on her perfect hand.
Verify, my cousin understands the art Of
dress.
Presently Walter comes up the steps
and approaches us. II does not occur to
me that Celestine has, from her window,
seen him approaching and come down
stairs 10 meet him. ! am not easily
made jealous; besides, I am not well
vemed in the arts Of a firt; l learn some
Of them later. / rise from the hammock
and seat myself near my cousin. 1t is
not a wise thing 10 do, for my plain face
makes a splendid foil TO Celestine's So
perb beauty. do mot think Of this now,
however.
'.Oh, Mr.. Clyde" she exclaims, show
can you venture out m this HEATH I
should fear speedy dissolution il l at
tempted it."
ut would not b wise for you to ven-
tire" be answered. II should hardly
have gone myself had I realized how
warm 1t ia. i have been arranging for a
all tonight, il you two ladies viii honor
me with your company"-for the first
time looking at me.
''H6w good Of you" cried Celestine.
IL have been anxious to have a sail even
dnce I saw that lovely lake. We shall
be delighted"
I say nothing. Walter remarks, care
kssly, "Be sure and be ready by T."
Thank YOU" l reply guilty, 81
don't care about going"
4. "How provoking you are, Marjoriei''
my cousin says, pettishly. ''You said
this morning that you wanted to have a
sail."
my DEAR" I coolly replied, II have
changed my mind, but that does not
hinder you from going"
Certainly not!'' says Walter, eagerly.
Marjorie takes whims sometimes. !
have engaged the boat; surely both ladies
viii not dissppoint mef"
Celestine hesitates. apparently, and
finally laughingly replies, ''well, IL Mar
jorie won be jealous, I will CO."
Even I can see how my lovers face
lights up, and l answer calmly, ''Why
should ! be jealous, Celestine?"
She fushes slightly, and just ther
mother calls me and l leave them.
After tea Walter and ! were in thu
drawing room, Celestine was upstairs get
ting her hat, when presently Walter re
marked: ''You had better change you
mind, Marjorie, and come with u.s."
felt that his words were not sincere
that he would much rather ! did not go;
% I laughed and said, "No, I am going
10 finish a book this evening""
And o my cousin came down stairs
md they went without me.
After this the Irritation progressed with
Astonishing rapidity. Every one in the
bouse was talking Of it, and In pure self
defense 1 accepted the attentions offered
by other men.
There Is a certain spice in flirting with
q engaged girl, and ! had plenty Of de-
voted cavaliers.
Mr.. Clyde did not interfere with me,
ncr ] with him. Celestine did not men,
6P4jspape TO me, and l never spoke Of
Id 49, Ss,, ,A.v in.
tsnded TO do, and II my recreant love-
Intended 10 return 10 his allegiance in
course Of time. I was soon TO find out.
It's an exceVveFarm day, asd ]
I'D hndered out the woods hot
far kn the house, found a com "a,
ffvel} bool place und the trees. and en,
dsavJ ing 10 read. fallen asleep
~ awakened xDlces on the 4 ha
49, . grotb Oh HpIN g whida hi& I'M
fsum the speakers. and Immediately
r~sqQRnized them,